GeForce 6200 v.s. Radeon 9550

GrandslammerBD · 04-23-2008, 08:17 PM

Which is better for budget gaming the ATI Radeon 9550 AGP or the BFG GeForce 6200 OC AGP. The GeForce 6200 come stock overclocked and has higher frequencies than the 9550. But, the 9550 has faster memory. Which would be better for gaming. I looked at benchmarks and they seemed pretty even, but in some games 9550 was better. I am using the 9550, but I will switch to the 6200 if I need to, I need stable graphics until I get my Radeon HD 2400 Pro AGP.

**Underclocker** · 04-23-2008, 08:25 PM

A Radeon 9550 and a factory overclocked 6200 are pretty much neck to neck performance-wise. There's no point in switching to a 6200.

**emosun** · 04-24-2008, 01:38 AM

Stay with the 9550 until you get the 2400 pro. Btw the 2400 pro isn't a gaming card, more made for hd movie playback and so on.

GrandslammerBD · 04-24-2008, 02:18 PM

Ok thanx for the tips. Just one more thing, does the Radeon HD 2400 Pro AGP allow me to play DirectX10. I think I read it somewhere, but I wasnt sure.

**emosun** · 04-24-2008, 02:20 PM

Yes it will , only if you have windows vista tho.

GrandslammerBD · 04-25-2008, 04:11 PM

Do I need Windows Vista to run the graphics card or can I just run it using DirectX9 with XP

**emosun** · 04-25-2008, 05:26 PM

you can run it useing directx 9 and xp , but directx 10 requires either vista or windows 7

04-23-2008, 08:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
GrandslammerBD Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 189 OS: Windows XP	GeForce 6200 v.s. Radeon 9550 Which is better for budget gaming the ATI Radeon 9550 AGP or the BFG GeForce 6200 OC AGP. The GeForce 6200 come stock overclocked and has higher frequencies than the 9550. But, the 9550 has faster memory. Which would be better for gaming. I looked at benchmarks and they seemed pretty even, but in some games 9550 was better. I am using the 9550, but I will switch to the 6200 if I need to, I need stable graphics until I get my Radeon HD 2400 Pro AGP.

04-23-2008, 08:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Underclocker Just passing by. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 824 OS: XP Pro SP3 x86 My System	Re: GeForce 6200 v.s. Radeon 9550 A Radeon 9550 and a factory overclocked 6200 are pretty much neck to neck performance-wise. There's no point in switching to a 6200.

04-24-2008, 01:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,951 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: GeForce 6200 v.s. Radeon 9550 Stay with the 9550 until you get the 2400 pro. Btw the 2400 pro isn't a gaming card, more made for hd movie playback and so on. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

04-24-2008, 02:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
GrandslammerBD Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 189 OS: Windows XP	Re: GeForce 6200 v.s. Radeon 9550 Ok thanx for the tips. Just one more thing, does the Radeon HD 2400 Pro AGP allow me to play DirectX10. I think I read it somewhere, but I wasnt sure.

04-24-2008, 02:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,951 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: GeForce 6200 v.s. Radeon 9550 Yes it will , only if you have windows vista tho. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

04-25-2008, 04:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
GrandslammerBD Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 189 OS: Windows XP	Re: GeForce 6200 v.s. Radeon 9550 Do I need Windows Vista to run the graphics card or can I just run it using DirectX9 with XP

04-25-2008, 05:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,951 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: GeForce 6200 v.s. Radeon 9550 you can run it useing directx 9 and xp , but directx 10 requires either vista or windows 7 __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list